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The Elements of Power

The Elements of Power A Story of War, Breakthrough Technology and the Dirtiest Supply Chain on Earth

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Publisher's Synopsis

This volume explores how we became addicted to a supply chain that wreaks havoc across the globe. Our world is shifting away from hydrocarbons and fossil fuels to renewable forms of power that rely more than ever on batteries. As demand for these products has grown, so has the need for the minerals used in their production, many of which are mined in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, site of vast cobalt and copper reserves. In 'The Elements of Power', New Yorker writer Nicolas Niarchos takes the reader on a vivid, deeply-reported journey from the mines of Congo to the factories of China to trace the elements that have become indispensable for the technology upon which modern society is based.

About the Publisher

William Collins

A new imprint launched in February 2013 (formed from bringing together HarperPress and the Collins trade list), William Collins publishes high quality non-fiction encompassing history, biography, science, politics, natural history, reference, business, philosophy and religion. Named after the man who founded the original publishing company in 1819, William Collins draws on the values of integrity, authority and clarity which were so much part of his vision, with a stellar non-fiction list and a very strong heritage. A rich and varied list includes Max Hastings, Simon Schama, David Starkey, John Major, Sir David Attenborough, Sherard Cowper-Coles, Richard Holmes, Richard Davenport-Hines, Juliet Gardner, Paula Byrne and Professor Brian Cox.

Book information

ISBN: 9780008553944
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint: William Collins
Pub date:
DEWEY: 303.483
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 272
Weight: 270g
Height: 240mm
Width: 159mm
Spine width: 20mm